Belinda Jack
Fellow and Tutor in French Literature and Language at Christ Church, University of Oxford
2 episodes
Covers topics in categories such as:
CultureWriters from Paris19th-century pseudonymous writers20th-century French novelistsLegion of Honour refusalsFrench women novelistsFrench LGBTQ novelistsBurials at Père Lachaise CemeteryPseudonymous women writersFrench socialists20th-century French women writersBisexual novelists19th-century French novelists, 19th-century French women writersFrench bisexual women, French bisexual writersBisexual journalistsGrand Officers of the Legion of Honour20th-century French LGBTQ people, 19th-century French LGBTQ peopleBisexual memoirists, Bisexual women writers19th-century French letter writers
Colette
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the novels and life of one of the most remarkable writers of the last century, whose Claudine series was first published under her husband's name.
27 January 2022
Also featuring: Diana Holmes, Michèle Roberts
Culture20th-century French novelistsFrench women novelistsFrench LGBTQ novelistsBurials at Père Lachaise Cemetery20th-century French women writersBisexual novelistsBisexual journalistsGrand Officers of the Legion of Honour19th-century French novelists, 19th-century French women writersFrench bisexual women, French bisexual writers20th-century French LGBTQ people, 19th-century French LGBTQ peopleBisexual memoirists, Bisexual women writersGeorge Sand
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the work and life of Amantine Lucile Aurore Dupin who in C19th France wrote many extremely successful novels, under the name George Sand
6 February 2020
Also featuring: Angela Ryan, Nigel Harkness
CultureWriters from Paris19th-century pseudonymous writersLegion of Honour refusalsPseudonymous women writersFrench women novelistsFrench LGBTQ novelistsFrench socialists19th-century French letter writers19th-century French novelists, 19th-century French women writersFrench bisexual women, French bisexual writers